Washington blames Iran-backed militia for regular rocket attacks on US facilities in Iraq, including near the US embassy. Any fireworks will backfire badly, particularly against your same BFFs,” Zarif wrote, in what appeared to be a veiled threat against Israel. Steinitz said the remarks showed that Iran, after mounting US sanctions billed as curbing its nuclear programme and involvement in regional conflict-zones, was “under pressure - economic pressure, and pressure in terms of national security”. “We hear this nonsense by Zarif, that Israel would set off terrorist attacks against the United States - this really is total nonsense,” Steinitz told Kan public radio. Asked what possible Iranian reprisals Israel was anticipating, Tropper said: “I cannot comment.”

Source: bd News24 January 03, 2021 09:33 UTC